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Boxed: Joseph Cornell in the Hirshhorn Museum

Grand Hotel Series

Item

Title
Grand Hotel Series
Creator
Cornell, Joseph (American sculptor and filmmaker, 1903-1972)
Date
n.d.
Identifier
66.981
Medium
Wood (plant material), gesso, photomechanical prints, hat pins, flags, Asteroidea (class), nails (fasteners), metal, sealing wax, ink, paper, glass (material)
Subject
Box making
Format
7 5/8 x 12 7/8 x 4 in. (19.4 x 32.7 x 10.2 cm)
Provenance
Robert Elkon Gallery, New York, to 28 January 1964Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 28 January 1964-17 May 1966
Rights
Rights Unknown
Rights Holder
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Type
Sculpture
Site pages
The Objects